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Event to demonstrate local, renewable energy source that also keeps our waterways clean
What if there were a way to reduce the amount of harmful nutrients that enter our urban waterways and eventually Lake Winnipeg, and at the same time create a locally-sourced, renewable, organic source of energy? On Wednesday April 23, 2014, at 9:45 a.m. at the Living Prairie Museum, the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), in partnership with the City of Winnipeg, will be hosting an event to demonstrate how pellets of cattails and grasses, sourced from Winnipeg, can be burned to generate clean energy and also improve the health of our city’s waterways.
Innovative tools help communities, development practitioners and government officials build food systems resilient to climate change
As the potentially disastrous effects of climate change become more apparent, the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) has developed two innovative tools to help communities and decision-makers around the world measure and safeguard the resilience of their food systems in the face of such change and uncertainty.
Global Research Possibilities Expand as IISD Assumes Operation of Canada’s Renowned Experimental Lakes Area
Three agreements have been signed involving the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), the Government of Ontario and the Government of Canada that together ensure the long-term operation of the Experimental Lakes Area (ELA) research facility.
Les possibilités de recherche mondiale s’étendent alors que l’IISD assume l’exploitation des installations renommées constituées par la Région des lacs expérimentaux du Canada
L’Institut international du développement durable (IISD), le gouvernement de l’Ontario et le gouvernement du Canada ont pris part à la signature de trois accords qui garantissent l’exploitation à long terme des installations de recherche de la Région des lacs expérimentaux (ELA).
Winnipeg's quality of life improving overall, with critical areas for improvement remaining, annual check-up reveals
Winnipeg is improving or staying the same in 11 out of 16 key indicators but losing ground for five key indicators highlighted in a city-wide check-up that looks at everything from core housing need to personal disposable income to premature mortality rates.
Canadian climate policy review 2013: Federal government pulls back and provinces work together
Canadian climate policy development stalled in 2013 due to a loss of political will at the federal level to move forward on greenhouse gas (GHG) regulations while the country’s provinces worked independently and in partnerships to pick up the slack. This is according to a new review of Canadian governments’ policies on climate change in 2013, published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD).
Interactive exhibit asks how can you improve the health of one of the world's greatest lakes?
On World Water Day, March 22, 2014, The Manitoba Museum, The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and other partners will launch a permanent, interactive, $1-million-plus exhibit: Lake Winnipeg: Shared Solutions. Shared Solutions uses the example of Lake Winnipeg, but more broadly allows museum visitors to discover answers to the question: What are the social, economic and environmental factors that determine the health of lakes?
Uganda's coffee sector works towards a climate resilient value chain
An innovative new pilot initiative demonstrates how to take a more integrated approach to climate adaptation in Uganda’s coffee value chain where farmers and processors are the most vulnerable to climate change.
Government of Canada releases proposed regulations to enable continued operation of Experimental Lakes Area
The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) welcomes today’s announcement of proposed new regulations that would allow the important scientific research at the Experimental Lakes Area (ELA) to continue
Ground-breaking new study reports double-digit growth in market performance of "eco-labels"
Private sector sourcing commitments are driving major market growth for sustainable commodities, according to the State of Sustainability Initiatives (SSI) Review 2014 published today by an alliance of international organisations.